{"id":3730,"date":"2012-02-13T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2012-02-13T14:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?p=3730"},"modified":"2012-02-10T09:58:47","modified_gmt":"2012-02-10T14:58:47","slug":"our-desert-trek-in-the-empty-quarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/our-desert-trek-in-the-empty-quarter\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Desert Trek in the Empty Quarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We enjoyed our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/anniversary-among-the-dunes\/\">stay at Qasr al Sarab<\/a>\u00a0so much for our wedding anniversary last year, that we absolutely had to go back. We had the luxury of cooler weather this time around, so decided to take advantage with a trek around the vast desert surrounding us. Check out our escapades&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3730 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/our-desert-trek-in-the-empty-quarter\/dscf1072edit\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"128\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/DSCF1072edit-e1328885655541-150x128.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3755\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3755'>\n\t\t\t\tRelaxing back at the villa as the sun sets&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/our-desert-trek-in-the-empty-quarter\/panoramic-6470\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/panoramic-6470-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3749\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3749'>\n\t\t\t\tCLICK for a panoramic view of our toils &#8211; Qasr al Sarab Resort.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/our-desert-trek-in-the-empty-quarter\/dscf1143\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/DSCF1143-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3748\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3748'>\n\t\t\t\tBrian was deeply inspired by the vast desert surrounding us.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/our-desert-trek-in-the-empty-quarter\/img_6483\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_6483-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3747\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3747'>\n\t\t\t\tVictory! Overlooking Qasr al Sarab Resort.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/our-desert-trek-in-the-empty-quarter\/img_6453\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_6453-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3746\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3746'>\n\t\t\t\tResting near the top of the summit in a sea of sand.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/our-desert-trek-in-the-empty-quarter\/dscf1118\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/DSCF1118-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3745\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3745'>\n\t\t\t\tOptimistic as we head out on our afternoon desert trek.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FkU5r-DdS78?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We enjoyed our\u00a0stay at Qasr al Sarab\u00a0so much for our wedding anniversary last year, that we absolutely had to go back. 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